DTVC Podcast

We're joined once again by Mitch from the Video Vacuum, and this time we're doing a little movie autopsy as we look at "Bad Bizness" aka "More Mercy," and we try to see where the first director, Albert Pyun, ends, and the second director, Jim Wynorski, begins; but also where do Fred Olen Ray and Andrew Stevens come into this? Before that though, we talk about at Mitch's new book, "The Video Vacuum Strikes Back."

For Mitch's "Fateful Findings" episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SbP3xaFGVjDWuKP429vaP?si=pCyGfjXJRCC2aiN4qZO88w

For Mitch's "Champagne and Bullets" episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kQf6hYeYOlAIB1NrHbCKl?si=PkgvOkshTHyM2Uc5sEjqwg

You can find The Video Vacuum at ⁠https://thevideovacuum.blogspot.com/⁠

And his latest book, The Video Vacuum Strikes Back! which is available now for pre-sale before it's released on August 17th here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2BWQCRQ

Looking for something for Spooky Season? Check out Mitch's Bloody Book of Horror! https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Book-Horror-Mitch-Lovell/dp/1542566622/

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

For my author website, go here: www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

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Todd Liebenow from Forgotten Filmcast and Cartoon Breakdown is back, and this time we're continuing our look at the Strike Commando films with "Strike Commando II." Before that though, we discuss Todd's newest podcast show, Cartoon Breakdown, and some of the cartoons he's discussed so far. Then with "Strike Commando II" we try to make sense of why this was made, why it has Richard Harris, why we had so much fun with it.

For our discussion on the first film: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WFE26ghWAywaGnY0A1Js5?si=aDJwSdzwTLa-Hk0OZOWz7g

You can find the Forgotten Filmcast on iTunes or other major podcatchers, or here: https://forgottenfilmcast.wordpress.com/

And Cartoon Breakdown is on iTunes and other major podcatchers as well.

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, the writer of our theme song, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

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For the DTVC Substack: https://dtvconnoisseur.substack.com/

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In this DTVC Monologue I give a quick 20-minute take on the newest One Shot movie, "One Last Shot." I compare it to the other two, compare it to Adkins's recent output, and talk about director James Nunn, fight choreographer Tim Man and action coordinator Dan Styles. Then to finish, I talk about Dolph's part and how good it was.

For the One More Shot episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3s8swet3FKcYQkBAfS8Cwe?si=_kJYL4gjSR2yNl8k0V0-9Q

For the Adkins Film Fest episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xodktcgZbervzULI9ZeWs?si=7IbXiNjCTe2umXB7bhU06w

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

For my books, go to my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/

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In this episode I'm joined once again by Jeanette Ward from The Mundane Adventures of a Fangirl, this time to discuss the Amy Johnston film "Lady Bloodfight." Before that, we look at 2026 in film, which movies have done well and why, the ones that have flopped, and where we see things going for the rest of the year. Then with "Lady Bloodfight," we look at the story and the holes in it, but also the great fights, which is probably why we come to this film.

You can find Jeanette at https://jwardadventures.blogspot.com/

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We're trying something new on the DTVC Podcast feed, "DTVC Monologues" are 15-20 minute takes on a film I just watched. In this first one I look at 2001's "Josie and the Pussycats." It's one that people have been revisiting lately with a sense that maybe it was slept on when it was first released, but deserves another look. Did it? And was I able to make the case one way or the other inside of 20 minutes?

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

For my books, go to my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/

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Ty from Comeuppance Reviews is back for his monthly spot on the pod as we look at two more movies that feature rappers, "Checkmate" and "Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn." With "Checkmate," we're pushing felony weight again in the world of Alex Maisonette and Fat Joe, and if it's possible, it might be even crazier than before! At least we have Old Timer Dave. Then on the second one, "Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn", William DeMeo leads your classic NYC mob story, with small parts by Ice-T and Ja Rule. Finally, our spotlight on a fight looks at the end fight in "Walking Tall."

For our first rappers episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/60w0vsiCwJG9h6rGgpA3TR?si=GWAYaQluRTKk04Ge9bOicw

For the Letterboxd list of the movies Ty and I have covered, you can go here: https://boxd.it/oXfLm

You can find Ty at ⁠⁠comeuppancereviews.net⁠⁠, or on the Comeuppance Reviews podcast, which you can subscribe to on most major podcatchers.

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, the writer of our theme song, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

Support the DTVC on Buy Me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/dtvconnoisseur

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some weeks in addition to the main podcast. In this episode I look at four mainstream Erotic Thrillers. In the first segment, I talk about "Body Heat" and "Body Double," why I liked them, and the ways they share DNA with 90s DTV Erotic Thrillers, and ways they differ. In the second segment I talk about "Fatal Attraction" and "Basic Instinct," and with those I look at how "Fatal Attraction" isn't a paradigm that's used often in 90s DTV Erotic Thrillers, and how "Basic Instinct" propelled an already burgeoning subgenre at that time. Finally, in the third segment I talk about my second novel, "A Girl and a Gun," giving some background on how I came up with the initial idea, how the story evolved, and how it showed me that I could write novels more easily.

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

"A Girl and a Gun": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DR1S567

For my other books, go to my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/

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We're joined once again by Jon Cross from the PM Entertainment Podcast and the After Movie Diner, this time to discuss "Night Eyes" and "Night Eyes II." With the first one, we look at where it sits as one of the first of the DTV Erotic Thrillers, the appearance of Cole S. McKay, and the plot holes that we love it in spite of. Then with the sequel, we look at Tweed's introduction to the series, how Andrew Stevens is as a lead, and more plot holes that we love it in spite of. Finally, after the end theme, we have bonus content, where Jon and I riff about Maine humorist Tim Sample, where else in the world you can have a "local humorist," and what a British Stephen King would sound like.

You can find the PM Entertainment Podcast and After Movie Diner on all major podcatchers, and on YouTube.

Our theme song is done by Jon Cross's Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, which you can listen to on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

For other our Shannon Tweed and Andrew Stevens DTVC episode:

255: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZZiLvqBxvGh5TvHgWFNqG?si=y2u05DrXTD-Dznxw7Zp0DA

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Scott Murphy from All 90s Action, All the Time and Bloody Sam is back to discuss another Steven Seagal DTV flick, this time "Driven to Kill." We have another not so bad one here, but I do my best to make a mess of it when I keep calling Seagal "Dolph".

You can find Scott's podcasts on iTunes or other major podcatchers; or go here for All 90s Action, All the Time, https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-murphy9

Here for Bloody Sam: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XEwQd8bu4FuJ7hQkbkv99?si=ca8ce6aad6584c12 And here for New Horror Express, https://newhorrorexpress.com/

Buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/dtvconnoisseur

For my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com

"DTVC Extra" are shorter solo episodes that I'll be posting on some weeks in addition to the main podcast. In this episode I look at "The Mandalorian" Disney+ series, and the recent film "The Mandalorian and Grogu." In the first segment, I talk about the first two seasons, the atmosphere which it came out in, and why those two seasons worked so well. In the second segment I talk about the third season and why that one wasn't as well-received as the first two, and how that may have hurt momentum going into the movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu," which underperformed at the box office. Finally, in the third segment I talk about my new flash fiction collection "Boston Stories Vol. 1," giving some background on how I came up with the initial ideas, and its journey from Myspace blog posts to self-published book.

For Miscellaneous Plumbing Fixtures, you can listen on Spotify, or go here for his Bandcamp https://miscplumbingfixtures.bandcamp.com/

My newest book, Boston Stories, Vol. 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HH111MR4

For my other books, go to my author website, go here: ⁠⁠https://www.matthewpoirierauthor.com/

Buy me a coffee! buymeacoffee.com/dtvconnoisseur⁠⁠

And you can grab our DTVC merch at our Threadless, ⁠⁠⁠https://dtvconnoisseur.threadless.com